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OMB Control No: 1902-0321	ICR Reference No: 202112-1902-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FERC	Agency Tracking No: FERC-725(1B)
Title: FERC-725(1B), (NOPR in RM22-3) Procedures for Electric Reliability Standards, as proposed by the NOPR in Docket No. RM22-3
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 01/11/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/27/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR—which is to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage—a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: FERC-725(1B) is a temporary, placeholder information collection number. FERC-725(1B) is being used because the 3-year renewal of FERC-725 (OMB Control No. 1902-0225) is pending review at OMB, and only one item per OMB Control No. can be pending review at a time. Otherwise the proposal in Docket No. RM22-3 would be submitted to OMB under FERC-725, as discussed in the NOPR. The reporting requirements (and associated burden) proposed by the NOPR in Docket No. RM22-3 are already covered by the OMB-approved FERC-725. (As a result, placeholders of 1 are being used for the nos. of respondents, responses, and burden hours in order to submit this ICR.) The NOPR (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) in Docket No. RM22-3 proposes to direct NERC to develop new or modified Reliability Standards that require network security monitoring internal to a Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) networked environment (internal network security monitoring or INSM) for high and medium impact Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems. General Information for the related FERC-725 (OMB Control No. 1902-0225): The FERC-725 includes the related information collection element of Reliability Standards Development. Under Section 215 of the FPA, the ERO is charged with developing Reliability Standards. Regional Entities may also develop regional specific standards. Reliability Standards are one of the three principal mechanisms provided to FERC to ensure reliability on the Bulk-Power System. The Commission implements its responsibilities through 18 CFR Part 39.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 824o Name of Law: Energy Policy Act of 2005

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1902-AF88	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 4173	01/27/2022

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reliability Standards Development by ERO (NOPR in Docket No. RM22-3)

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The NOPR in RM22-3 proposes to direct NERC to develop new or modified Reliability Standards that require network security monitoring internal to a Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) networked environment (internal network security monitoring or INSM) for high and medium impact Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems. The burden and requirement for the ERO to develop Reliability Standards is covered by FERC-725. FERC-725 is pending OMB review and only one item per OMB Control No. can be pending review at a time, so we are using a temporary information collection no. (FERC-725(1B)) in order to submit this NOPR in Docket RM22-3 timely to OMB.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,279

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Cesar Tapia 202 502-6559 cesar.tapia@ferc.gov

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